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The dorje at the top of the steps to the Swayambhu terrace - Kathmandu, NepalOne of the craziest tent spots ever - the edge of the Catamount Glacier in British Columbia. My sleeping bag was closest to the edge; I remember worrying that I’d roll over and take the tent with me. However, it was well sheltered from the wind!A tent spot below Cerro Tronador on the Argentinian/Chilean border in northern PatagoniaOur tent in the morning on our return from a Cordillera Blanca summit in the Peruvian AndesDay 2 campsite on the Inca Trail. Highly organized given the hundreds of hikers (and equivalent number of porters, guides, and cooks!) the trail handles every dayA tent on a Isla Del Sol beach in Lago Titicaca - the shot was taken from the ruins of Chincana, an Inca pilgrimage siteA sunset view of our tent site on Geikie Island in the northeast corner of Lake Nipigon, just above Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada.A view of Namche Bazaar in the Khumbu Valley in Nepal. From here it is a five day walk to Everest Base Camp on a trail walked by thousands every year.We spent a magical afternoon and evening at this campsite on the Kopka River in northwestern Ontario, Canada enjoying the sunset and the canopy of stars.The Applebee’s tent camp in the Bugaboos in British Columbia, Canada - we past by on our return from a climb to the top of Bugaboo Spire - we were staying at the Conrad Kain Hut not far away.High camp at 5200 meters below our objective early the next day - Tocllaruju summit in Peru’s Cordillera BlancaMissinaibi Lake’s second major pictograph panel - stars, crosses, and moose figure. See here for more info - https://albinger.me/2017/07/05/the-anishinaabe-pictograph-sites-of-missinaibi-lake/Probable meanings of the #1 rock painting panel at Fairy Point on Ontario’s Missinaibi Lake - drawing by Selwyn Dewdney with my notes addedMissinaibi Lake’s major panel of Anishinaabe pictographs (“painted” with a mix of iron oxide powder and fish oil)Los Astronautas on Calle Juramento in Bariloche - a great band and a magic momentA view of Vocan Osorno as our boat heads for Puella at the east end of Lago Todos Los SantosPetrohue docks and Volcan Osorno from Lago Todos Los Santos - 48 hours previously I had been standing on top of Osorno!The inukshuk on the Toronto lakefront to the west of the CN TowerLooking west at Toronto’s downtown from the Canary Wharf pool areaSmall stupa below Swayambhu hilltop in Kathmandu Valleyramblinboy Instagram pix
The dorje at the top of the steps to the Swayambhu terrace - Kathmandu, NepalOne of the craziest tent spots ever - the edge of the Catamount Glacier in British Columbia. My sleeping bag was closest to the edge; I remember worrying that I’d roll over and take the tent with me. However, it was well sheltered from the wind!A tent spot below Cerro Tronador on the Argentinian/Chilean border in northern PatagoniaOur tent in the morning on our return from a Cordillera Blanca summit in the Peruvian AndesDay 2 campsite on the Inca Trail. Highly organized given the hundreds of hikers (and equivalent number of porters, guides, and cooks!) the trail handles every dayA tent on a Isla Del Sol beach in Lago Titicaca - the shot was taken from the ruins of Chincana, an Inca pilgrimage siteA sunset view of our tent site on Geikie Island in the northeast corner of Lake Nipigon, just above Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada.A view of Namche Bazaar in the Khumbu Valley in Nepal. From here it is a five day walk to Everest Base Camp on a trail walked by thousands every year.We spent a magical afternoon and evening at this campsite on the Kopka River in northwestern Ontario, Canada enjoying the sunset and the canopy of stars.The Applebee’s tent camp in the Bugaboos in British Columbia, Canada - we past by on our return from a climb to the top of Bugaboo Spire - we were staying at the Conrad Kain Hut not far away.High camp at 5200 meters below our objective early the next day - Tocllaruju summit in Peru’s Cordillera BlancaMissinaibi Lake’s second major pictograph panel - stars, crosses, and moose figure. See here for more info - https://albinger.me/2017/07/05/the-anishinaabe-pictograph-sites-of-missinaibi-lake/Probable meanings of the #1 rock painting panel at Fairy Point on Ontario’s Missinaibi Lake - drawing by Selwyn Dewdney with my notes addedMissinaibi Lake’s major panel of Anishinaabe pictographs (“painted” with a mix of iron oxide powder and fish oil)Los Astronautas on Calle Juramento in Bariloche - a great band and a magic momentA view of Vocan Osorno as our boat heads for Puella at the east end of Lago Todos Los SantosPetrohue docks and Volcan Osorno from Lago Todos Los Santos - 48 hours previously I had been standing on top of Osorno!The inukshuk on the Toronto lakefront to the west of the CN TowerLooking west at Toronto’s downtown from the Canary Wharf pool areaSmall stupa below Swayambhu hilltop in Kathmandu Valley
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Canoeing The French River From Top To Bottom: Days 6 & 7 – To Pickerel Bay and Down Fox Creek to Georgian Bay
Previous Post: Day 5 – From E of Cross I. to Below Recollet Falls (CS522) Day 6 – The Lower French From CS 522 To Pickerel Bay (CS 633) distance: 12 km time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:40 p.m. portages/rapids: 0/1: Second … Continue reading
Posted in Anishinaabek World, Georgian Bay, Pictographs of the Canadian Shield, wilderness canoe tripping
Tagged best french river campsite, Fox Creek French River Delta, Fox Creek portages, French River pictographs, Little Flat Rapids French River, Pickerel Bay campsite French River, Second Rapids French River
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Canoeing The French River From Top To Bottom: Day 4 – Down The Five Mile Rapids Section of the Upper French River
Previous Post: Day 3 – From Canoe Pass To below Portage Dam Day 4 – Along Eighteen Mile Island From CS304 To CS 419 distance: 21 km time: 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. portages/rapids: 2/7 weather: sunny all day, light wind from … Continue reading
Canoeing The French River From Top To Bottom: Day 3 – From Canoe Pass To Below The Portage Channel Dam
Previous Post: Day 2 – Lafleche Point to South of Canoe Pass Day 3 – From Canoe Pass to Below Portage Channel Dam distance: 27 km time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. portages/rapids: 1/0: ~570 m (FoFR says 600m), around the channel cut, … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Chaudiere Dam, Cradle Rapids French River, Gibraltar Point French River, Gibraltar Point rock painting pictograph, Kennedy Island Pictographs, Lake Nipissing Outlet dams, Little Chaudiere Dam, Portage Channel Dam, Portage Channel Hydro Dam
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From Lake Nipigon’s Echo Rock To Waweig Lake
Previous Post: Canoeing Lake Nipigon From Windigo Bay To Echo Rock Day 10 – Echo Rock to the H B C Post (Nipigon House) distance: 7 km (include backtracking) actually moved forward about 3.3 km time: 9:15 a.m to 11:25 a.m. portages/rapids/liftover-line: 0/0/0 weather: overcast; … Continue reading
Down The Pikitigushi River From Cliff Lake To Lake Nipigon – Days 2 & 3
Previous Post: Down The Pikitigushi River From Cliff Lake To Lake Nipigon – Logistics, Maps and Day 1 – Cliff Lake Day 2 – From Cliff Lake to Ratte Lake distance: 10.5 km time: 9 a.m to 4 p.m.; checked out all pictograph … Continue reading
Down The Pikitigushi From Cliff Lake To Lake Nipigon: Logistics. Maps and Day 1 – Cliff Lake
Related Posts: Canoeing From The Pikitigushi’s Cliff Lake to Echo Rock on Lake Nipigon … a summary of our trip with lots of pix It was back in 2013 that my brother Max and I first paddled into Cliff Lake. It was … Continue reading
Anishinaabeg Beadwork & Painting Exhibit At The Royal Ontario Museum
I should have gone in June or July! The Royal Ontario Museum hosted an exhibit (June 17 to November 19, 2017) titled Anishinaabeg: Art and Power which recently closed. Sad to say, I forgot all about it until the day before … Continue reading
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The Peterborough Petroglyphs: Building Over An Ancient Algonquian Ritual Site
Previous Post: Peterborough’s The Canadian Canoe Museum – Journey Into An Epic Past N.B. The term Algonquian (also spelled Algonkian) refers to one of North America’s largest indigenous language families. Individual tribes or First Nations like the Innu, the Micmac, the Algonquin, the Ojibwe, … Continue reading
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Tagged Curve Lake First nation Petroglyphs, Joan Vastokas, Peterboro Petroglyphs, Peterboro rock carvings, Peterborough Pictographs, Peterborough rock art, Petroglyphs Provincial Park, Teaching Rocks review, Upper Stony Lake Petroglyphs
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Anishinaabe Pictograph Sites Of The Canadian Shield
The Canadian Shield (aka the Pre-Cambrian or Laurentian Shield) makes up more than half of Canada’s land mass. (It also includes Greenland, the Adirondacks of New York State, as well as the northern parts of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota). It … Continue reading
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Tagged aboriginal rock art, Anishinaabeg art, art ruprestre du bouclier canadien, canadian shield pictographs, Grace Rajnovtich, Indian pictograph locations, indian rock paintings, Selwyn Dewdney and Indian rock paintings, Thor Conway pictographs
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